Brotherhood of Misfits

[Fully Vetted]

Although the feature article of our very own David Johnson and his stunning '94 AB Beast stole the show and the appearance of another members (Jerry Majer’s) two beautiful blue Corvettes in The Glass Menagarie was icing on the cake there was another article in the current edition of Vette magazine that I think should receive honorable mention.

On page 58 there is an article called Vette Setters that talks about a new series coming up in mid January called “Vetted”. It’s a show that’s going to not only talk about some of the rarest of Vette’s but it’s also going to talk about the culture and the experience of Vette ownership. At one point they are interviewing one of the hosts, Drew Waters, and the interviewer asks him if the idea for the show came from the Corvette’s 60th anniversary or from the news of the upcoming C7. His answer was, “Neither.” He said they wanted to do it because of what the Corvette stands for. And when the interviewer asked, “And that is?” his answer was, “Camaraderie. It stands for 100,000-plus-strong group of individuals who come together because they love their Corvettes. You get Corvette’s together, whether it’s a ’53 or a ’13 or any model year in between, and it’s like a brotherhood.” That’s what the show is going to spot light.

I’m pretty new to the ZR-1 Owners Group having only purchased my Z a little over 3 months ago but I can tell you I’ve already made friends that I suspect I will be friends with forever. I’ve heard some on this forum speak of the fact that if it wasn’t for the “Brotherhood” this…and if it wasn’t for the “Brotherhood” that… Next to Christianity I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a powerful common thread. This car is like a living, breathing thing. It brings us together and then it sits back and watches us talk and argue, laugh and cry, be victorious and suffer in defeat. It watches us raise money for members that are sick, have auctions for members that are in trouble and need help, offer to do repairs, help diagnose issues…all because it’s just who we are. It’s what we do. It’s not the price we pay for being an owner or the cross we bear for being a member. It’s the privilege we have for being a friend. I can honestly say that I am a better man today than I was the day I joined this Fraternity of Freaks three months ago. Not only am I proud to say I’m a C4 ZR-1 owner but I’m even more proud to say that I am a member of the greatest owners group on Earth. Period.

Happy New Year to my Brotherhood of Misfits,

David Adams